Paonia Experiential Leadership Academy
Paonia · CO · Private independent · K-12 combined
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Colorado Rocky Mountain School → Telluride Mountain School → High Mountain Institute → Vail Mountain School → The Peak School → Colorado Timberline Academy → Steamboat Mountain School → New Vistas School →📋 At a glance
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Paonia Experiential Leadership Academy compares for families
What families should know about Paonia Experiential Leadership Academy.
- ▸ LocallyCO students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Colorado Rocky Mountain School, Telluride Mountain School, High Mountain Institute and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Colorado Boulder
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $25,346/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +17.0%/year, projecting from 2022's 26 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Rocky Mountain School Carbondale |
Private | 43.4 | 182 | +9.0% |
| Telluride Mountain School Telluride |
Private | 64.0 | 108 | +9.1% |
| High Mountain Institute Leadville |
Private | 70.1 | 96 | +0.0% |
| Vail Mountain School Vail |
Private | 87.3 | 444 | +3.0% |
| The Peak School Frisco |
Private | 93.7 | 83 | +33.9% |
| Colorado Timberline Academy Durango |
Private | 97.0 | 33 | — |
| Steamboat Mountain School Steamboat Springs |
Private | 120.4 | 158 | — |
| New Vistas School Lakewood |
Private | 143.5 | 24 | — |